Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Danger Zone	Everybody Needs It	04:18
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Charmaines*	(You Are) Hypnotized	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:33
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
The Revelaires*	Great Pretender	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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